Django templatetag to convert hex to RGB colors.

hex_to_rgb.py

# USAGE:
# {% load file_the_templatetag_is_in %}
# {{ my_hex_color| hex_to_rgb }}
# {{ my_hex_color| hex_to_rgb:'rgba({r},{g},{b}, 0.5)' }}
# {{ my_hex_color| hex_to_rgb:'Components: r:{r},g:{g},b:{b}' }}

# adapted from https://github.com/guillaumeesquevin/django-colors
@register.filter(name='hex_to_rgb')
def hex_to_rgb(hex, format_string='rgb({r},{g},{b})'):
"""Returns the RGB value of a hexadecimal color"""
	hex = hex.replace('#','')
	out = {	'r':int(hex[0:2], 16),
		'g':int(hex[2:4], 16),
		'b':int(hex[4:6], 16)}
	return format_string.format(**out)